This unique Atlas traces the history of Jerusalem from biblical times to the present day. Each map is illustrated by a facing page of prints or photographs, to give a complete pictorial and cartographic overview of this fascinating city of the Middle East. Coverage begins in ancient times, showing the impact of the Jews, Christians, Muslims, Romans and Crusaders on the development of this holy city. Special emphasis is placed on the last 150 years, during which Jerusalem grew from a remote and impoverished town of the Ottoman Empire to a flourishing capital city. Up-to-date maps and...
This unique Atlas traces the history of Jerusalem from biblical times to the present day. Each map is illustrated by a facing page of prints or pho...
In the fall of 1965 the Israeli newspaper Haaretz sent a young journalist named Elie Wiesel to the Soviet Union to report on the lives of Jews trapped behind the Iron Curtain. "I would approach Jews who had never been placed in the Soviet show window by Soviet authorities," wrote Wiesel. "They alone, in their anonymity, could describe the conditions under which they live; they alone could tell whether the reports I had heard were true or false--and whether their children and their grandchildren, despite everything, still wish to remain Jews. From them I would learn what we must do to help...
In the fall of 1965 the Israeli newspaper Haaretz sent a young journalist named Elie Wiesel to the Soviet Union to report on the lives of Jews trap...
Nach dem so genannten Hohenzollern-Beschluss des BVerfG herrscht in Literatur und Rechtsprechung weitgehend Einigkeit, dass Potestativbedingungen in letztwilligen Verfugungen dann sittenwidrig sind, wenn sie den Betroffenen einem unzumutbaren Druck aussetzen. Diese Arbeit tritt dieser Auffassung mit dem Postulat weitestgehender Gestaltungsfreiheit des Erblassers entgegen. Analysiert wird dazu u.a. die deutsche Rechtsprechung zu sittenwidrigen Potestativbedingungen seit 1888."
Nach dem so genannten Hohenzollern-Beschluss des BVerfG herrscht in Literatur und Rechtsprechung weitgehend Einigkeit, dass Potestativbedingungen in l...
Penetrating . . . beautifully rounds out and humanizes the character of the greatest statesman of the twentieth century. --San Francisco Chronicle.
""A multifaceted gem, sparkling with anecdotes and insights about the nature of biography, the challenges and rewards of historical research, and of course Winston Churchill."" --Richmond Times-Dispatch
""Everything about Winston Churchill is extraordinary. During his excavation of his subject, Martin Gilbert has discovered many gems. In this book he holds some of the most gorgeous jewels up to the light for us to admire."" --The...
Penetrating . . . beautifully rounds out and humanizes the character of the greatest statesman of the twentieth century. --San Francisco Chronicle.
From one of the world's most revered historians, the first major history of contemporary Jerusalem
""Gilbert is a first-rate storyteller."" --The Wall Street Journal
""Fascinating and admirably readable . . . unmatched for sheer breadth of acutely observed historical detail."" --Christopher Walker, The Times (London)
""Most noteworthy for its richness of letters, journals and anecdotes . . . the major events of this century come alive in eyewitness accounts."" --The New York Times Book Review
""Extraordinarily vivid glimpses of Jerusalem life."" --Atlanta Journal Constitution
From one of the world's most revered historians, the first major history of contemporary Jerusalem
""Gilbert is a first-rate storyteller."" --The Wa...
